St. Etienne vs Strasbourg prediction 02.11.2024 | Ligue 1

• Competition: Ligue 1
• Date: Saturday, 2nd November 2024
• Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
• Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Étienne)

Historically, St. Etienne are one of the biggest French football. However, their last few seasons were significantly less glorious. After the first nine rounds of the 2024/25 season, St. Etienne collected only seven points, and the team from the Loire department is surely one of the main relegation candidates. St. Etienne won only one of the last five matches. In the previous game, they lost 4-2 on the road against Angers. In that match, Oliver Dall'Oglio's team played against another team that could have problems with relegation, so allowing four goals was quite disappointing. 

Since returning to Ligue 1, Strasbourg have almost always been a mid-table team. That could be the case this year, too. Liam Rosenior's team has been playing well lately, with only one defeat in the last six matches. In the previous game, they won 3-1 at home against Nantes. The home side finished the match with xG of 1.87, while guests had 0.74, so it is no wonder Strasbourg secured another victory. 

St. Etienne vs Strasbourg pick: Over 2.5 goals 

Interestingly, both teams had games with three or more goals in four of the previous five Ligue 1 matches. Although Strasbourg will miss an important striker in Emanuel Emegha, both teams have more than enough firepower to score three or more goals.